Acts 27:11 meaning and explanation
But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Acts 27:11, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul, a prisoner being taken to Rome, had warned that sailing on from Crete was dangerous because the fast, likely the Day of Atonement, had already passed and the season for safe voyaging was ending. The centurion Julius, a Roman officer, weighed Paul's warning against the expertise of the ship's pilot and the owner, who had a financial stake in the cargo, and he sided with them.
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